SBA Loans for Breweries
SBA has approved 3,359 7(a) loans worth $1.5B to Breweries businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 41% versus the prior decade.
- 3,359
- 7(a) loans
- $1.5B
- Approved dollars
- $450,060
- Average loan size
- #98
- Rank among industries
- -41%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.4%
- Active-loan distress
Breweries is the #98 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,359 such loans worth $1.5B, averaging $450,060 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 41% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 10.4% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.